Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Market Structure
Section 39.159. Grid Reliability Assessment

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 876 (S.B. 1281), Sec. 3
For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (H.B. 2586), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 39.159.
For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 18, see other Sec. 39.159.
For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (H.B. 4492), Sec. 4, see other Sec. 39.159.
For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1580), Sec. 3, see other Sec. 39.159.
Sec. 39.159. GRID RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT. (a) The independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region shall conduct a biennial assessment of the ERCOT power grid to assess the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios.
(b) Each assessment must:
(1) consider the impact of different levels of thermal and renewable generation availability; and
(2) recommend transmission projects that may increase the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 876 (S.B. 1281), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.

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